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Since 1993, Littlearth has been injecting recycled materials into the fashion scene, and they’ve been doing it with huge success.

Their uberchic handbags, belts and other accessories, made from recycled license plates, tire rubber and bottle caps have spread like green-hot wildfire across the United States and out to Canada and Europe.

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Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin debuted her new line of environmentally focused children’s clothes in Las Vegas this week.

The line will range from T-Shirts to footwear to accessories, will bear EcoMessages and contain recycled materials. Most importantly, recycled rubber will be used in place of any leather.

“If we keep making them {animals} into boots, bags and belts what are we going to be left with?” asked Bindi.

US department stores are already jumping at the chance to carry the line, whose entire proceeds will be used to support the Irwins’ Australia Zoo and it’s conservation programs.

While I haven’t seen the whole line yet, I’m sure it’s going to be a very cool EcoProduct.

via: Plenty Magazine

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Mod Green Pod announced this week it’s new “Sprout” line, expanding its collection of beautiful, organic cotton fabric and vinyl-free wallpaper.

The entire collection is hand-printed, using Organic Trade Association approved inks and manufacturing processes to ensure that everything about the fabric is green. The new line is no different, and the three new patterns don the names of the Owners’ own “sprouts”, their 3 children.

What a fabulous eco-product!

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This is maybe the most exciting post I’ve had the pleasure of writing yet. I started Your EcoSource website because I was frustrated that I couldn’t find attractive eco-friendly papers. It seemed the options were either virgin-forest papers that were, admittedly, fabulous, or amateurish home-made papers that had no mainstream function. But a new line called Ecojot, from MiragePapers, made in Ontario (where I’m from) is changing that.

The line is made of 100% post-consumer waste and includes everything from lined binder sheets (think back-to-school) to super chic notebooks, and according to their blog it’s not just the paper that makes the product line green. All of the inks used are non-toxic, and vegetable-based, and the company is even trying to source greener options for packaging and labeling.

It’s great to find others who share my ideal that we can fit green consciousness into our lifestyle, rather than fitting our lifestyle to a green stereotype. We’ll definitely be featuring Ecojot products on the home website.
Cool EcoProduct Rating: 5 stars!

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Not being a golfer myself, I never considered the impact that lost golfballs have on the environment. Coming from a University (Guelph) with a big turf-grass group, I was certainly aware of the resources wasted on keeping greens “green”. But that is a topic for another post.

Then this morning I heard about Eco Golf Balls. These things are water soluble, and biodegradable, not to mention completely non-toxic. In fact, when put in water they look a bit like one of the bath bombs I use.
So I’ve spent the last couple of hours trying to find the place to buy the balls. On this point everyone from TreeHugger to Forbes magazine seem to be confused. The balls are not from the same company, Eco Golf, that makes biodegradeable tees, although I love those too. If you go to Eco Golf you’ll see this clearly stated in their FAQ section. So let me set the record straight: Eco Golf Balls are NOT from Eco Golf. In order to buy them, you have to go to www.ecogolfballs.com. They cost $10 per dozen, and a minimum order of 4 dozen is required.

Definitely, a very cool EcoProduct.

Krista White

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